The Flyp Nebulizer

Can be used anywhere.

It's called the Flyp Portable Hand-Held Nebulizer. It's the most impressive nebulizer I've ever used.

It's a mesh nebulizer. As you can see by the picture, it's quite compact. It has no tubing. Like an inhaler or iPhone you can hold it in one hand. You can easily store it in a pocket or purse. And using it is as easy as 1-2-3:

1. Open the reservoir cover on the back.
2. Gently lift the stopper and squirt in your medicine.
3. Close the stopper and lift the mouthpiece. 

Then you push a button. A nice mist is produced. Particle sizes of the medicine are right around the 0.5 micron range. This is the same as those produced by jet nebulizers. Treatment times average 7 minutes. That's less than jet nebulizer treatment times of up to 20 minutes. 

I charged the device for about 2 hours. I got 15 treatments out of it. I took one in my car and one at work. I took one while writing this article. It's so easy to use.

It comes with quality packaging.

It's so quiet!

You can't say that about jet nebulizers.

So, say you wake up in the middle of the night. Your wife and kids are sleeping. Jet nebulizers are  so noisy. You literally had to get out of bed to take a treatment. You had to go to the living room. Even then you had to hope it didn't wake up the kids. 

With the Flyp you don't even have to get out of bed. The reason is because it's whisper quiet. It would not wake up a fly. You could lie there in bed. You could do a quick treatment and go back to sleep. Nice!

My coworkers loved it!

I showed it to all my friends at work. They were very impressed. My asthmatic coworker said she was, "jealous." She added "I want one."

I said that it costs $199. I figured that would be a downside to this nebulizer. Traditional jet nebulizers cost under $40. Portable jet nebulizers cost $100. But, my asthmatic friend said she thought that price was quite reasonable.

She said, "Inhalers today are expensive. If you bought one Flyp, and it lasted one year, it would be more than worth it."

So I told her there was a three year warranty. She said, "That's icing on the cake." 

It comes with a nice carrying bag. 

The three year warranty is proof that the manufacturer has confidence in their product.

Is there  downside? 

It costs more than a traditional jet nebulizer. Medicare and insurance companies will not pay for one. Still, my friends thought $199 was very reasonable.

It will require cleaning after each use. This will definitely take some discipline. But, it must be done because you will want to keep the mesh disc clean. Medicine particles can build up on it over time. Cleaning it after each use can prevent this from happening. So, it must be cleaned as recommended. 

It is going to take some maintenance. It must also be charged regularly. The nebulizer disk must be properly maintained. It must not be touched with a finger or cotton swab. You can only clean it with distilled water. So, it definitely takes some care.

Thankfully, cleaning it is pretty easy. It's just a matter of doing it. 

What to make of this? 

The Flyp Nebulizer is a nice nebulizer. I have never seen anything quite like it. It's pocket-size like an inhaler or iPhone. It's pretty and quiet. You can take treatments any place and any time. All you have to do is charge it and you're ready to go.

At the present time it's only available in the U.S.. It's ideal for anyone who uses nebulizers.